Category: Ethical Tourism

Even in wealthy areas, poverty is hard to miss in Rio. On the outskirts of the city, shanty houses have sprung up in the middle of the highway. Plastic bags, old clothes, sheets and anything else that can be salvaged are tied to pillars that line the median strip. Houses are grouped close together, maybe to denote family groups, maybe...

We've heard all the arguments against voluntourism. But Andrew Frankel says the criticism is too often motivated by self-righteousness, which gets in the way of being able to work with others to learn together.

Drawing on his experience in Cambodia, Weh Yeoh shows how voluntourists' well-intentioned efforts to dig wells or assemble wheelchairs can be much less helpful than following the lead of Cambodians themselves.

When travelling overseas, does posing for pictures do more harm than good? Rachel Kurzyp reflects on her complicated relationship with photos, both as the person behind the camera and the one in the shot.